Sami Al-Najei

Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei (Arabic: سامي خليل ناصر النجعي; born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3]

Sami Al-Najei
Personal information
Full name Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997
Place of birth Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Al Nassr 95 (12)
2019 → Al-Qadsiah (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Damac (loan) 17 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Saudi Arabia U20 6 (4)
2018–2021 Saudi Arabia U23 2 (2)
2017– Saudi Arabia 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2022

Club career

2015/2016

In 2016, Al-Nassr brought Al-Najei to the first team. On 8 May 2016, Al Najei made his debut as a substitute in the 74' minute against Ittihad and scored his first goal.[4] 5 days later he played his second match against Al-Shabab.[5]

2016/2017

On 20 October 2016, Al-Najei played his first match of the season against Ittihad replacing Yahya Al-Shehri in the 58' minute, but he got a yellow card in the match. On 21 December 2016, Al-Najei scored his first goal of the season against Al-Fateh in 53rd minute.[6] On 1 January 2017, he played his first match in the starting 11 against Ettifaq FC. On 14 March 2017, he got a second yellow card against Al-Raed.

International career

On 14 January 2017, Al-Najei made his debut against Cambodia in the 76th minute in a friendly, the match was ended 7-2 for the Saudis.

International goals

As of 12 October 2021.

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2021King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia China1–03–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2–0

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 September 2023[1]

Club Season Pro League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Nassr 2015–16 210000—21
2016–17 9111—2[lower-alpha 1]0122
2017–18 9000—1[lower-alpha 2]0100
2020–21 26632701[lower-alpha 3]1379
2021–22 2121031—253
2022–23 24222—1[lower-alpha 3]0274
2023–24 3011100051
Total 9412861115111820
Al-Qadsiah (loan) 2018–19 4000——40
Damac (loan) 2019–20 17011——181
Career total 11512971115113721
  1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
  2. Appearance in Arab Club Championship
  3. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201710
202182
202290
Total182

Honours

Club

Al-Nassr

Individual

References
  1. "Saudi Arabia - Sami Al Naji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 29 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ملعب مدينة الأمير عبدالله بن جلوي الرياضية - الأحساء Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Najei, Firas". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية | رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". www.spl.com.sa. Retrieved 27 April 2023.


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